第1个回答 2008-02-17
Bill Gates in His Boyhood
Bill Gates was already very smart in his boyhood. Bill’s classmates, even at that age, admitted that little Bill was very clever. Every year, he and his friends would go to summer camp. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled that Bill was never the one people didn’t want on their team. They all knew that Bill was smarter than them.
Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in math and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him. So, his parents sent him to Lakeside School. It was the most exclusive school in Seattle. In Lakeside School, the dumb kids were smart. But, Bill was still the smartest one among his classmates.
Making Others Glad
Jim is eleven years old. He is a little naughty boy. One day, his schoolteacher was telling her pupils the importance of making others glad. "Now, children," she asked, "has anyone of you ever make someone else glad?" "Please, teacher, " said Jim, “I’ve make someone glad yesterday. “Well done. Who was that? “My granny. “Good boy. Now tell us how you made your grandmother glad. “Please, teacher, I went to see her yesterday, and stayed with her three hours. Then I said to her, 'Granny, I'm going home,' and she said, 'Well, I'm glad'!"
The Bear And The Two Travelers
Two men were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One of them climbed up quickly into a tree, and concealed himself in the branches. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not touch a dead body. When he was quite gone, the other traveler descended from the tree, and accosting his friend, jocularly inquired, "what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear?" he replied, "He gave me this advice: Never travel with a friend who deserts you at the approach of danger."
Xiao Hui’s Dream
Xiao Hui had a dream last night. In the dream, he volunteered to serve the Beijing Olympics. He tried his best to help the foreign friends from different countries. When he found a foreign friend worried in the street, he went up to him and asked him what was the matter. The foreigner told Xiao Hui he was Jack, and he forgot the way to the Great Wall Hotel. Then Xiao Hui stopped a taxi and took him to the Great Wall Hotel. Xiao Hui talked with Jack on the way and made Jack know more about Beijing. Jack thanked Xiao Hui very much and thought Xiao Hui’s English was very good. Xiao Hui was very happy. He smiled and smiled, and then he woke up.
The Yellow Mountain
The Yellow Mountain is one of the most famous mountains in China. It lies in the south of Anhui. Every year thousands of Chinese and foreigners pay a visit there. It’s not far from here. You can go there by long- distance bus. You can also go there by train or by plane. While you are climbing the mountain, you can enjoy the sea of clouds, wondrous pines and unique rocks around you. In the early morning when the sun rises, the sky looks very beautiful. It’s really a nice place to visit.
Turn Off Your Cell Phone
We went to the movie the other night. I sat in an aisle seat as I usually do, because it feels a little roomier. Just as the feature was about to start, a blonde from the center of the row got up and started walking her way out. "Excuse me, sorry, oops, excuse me, pardon me, excuse me." By the time she got to me, I was trying to look around her and I was feeling a little impatient, so I said, "Couldn't you have done this a little earlier"? "No!!" she said in a loud whisper. "The 'Turn Off Your Cell Phone, Please' message just flashed up on the screen and mine is out in the car."
Birthdays Around the World
What do people around the world do at their birthday parties? Let's take a look at some of them. In Argentina, at children's birthday party, children's parents and friend pull on their earlobe. For example, if the child is 7 years old, then people will pull his earlobe 7 times. In Denmark, at children's birthday party, their family decorates children's cake with the Danish flag. At English children's birthday party, their cake has coins and other things baked into it. If children get a coin in their piece of cake, they will grow up to be rich. How do you celebrate birthdays in your country?
What Should I Do Next?
Once two hunters went hunting in the forest. One of them suddenly fell down by accident. He showed the whites of his eyes and seemed to have ceased breathing. The other hunter soon took out his mobile phone to call the emergency center for help. The operator said calmly: “First, you should make sure that he is already dead." Then the operator heard a gunshot from the other end of the phone and next he heard the hunter asking: “What should I do next?"
Aping a Beauty (Dong Shi Xiao Ping)
Xi Shi, a famous beauty, had a pain in her chest, so she had a frown on her face when she went out. An ugly girl named Dong Shi who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very beautiful. Therefore when she went home, she also put her hands on her chest and had a frown on her face. To do so made her seemed very ugly.
When a rich man in the neighborhood saw her, he shut his doors tightly and did not go out. When a poor man saw her, he took his wife and children and didn’t want to get close to her.
Dong Shi only knew Xi Shi's frown looked beautiful but she did not know the reason for its beauty.
Friends
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. There's always going to be people that hurt you, so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around. Make you self a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you. How many people actually have 8 true friends? Hardly anyone I know. But some of us have all right friends and good friends.